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Updated Jan 18, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Laboratory Assistant at Covance
Posted Jan 18, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 in Indianapolis, IN (took 1 week)
I was first contacted via telephone by a recruiter, who asked me a series of simple questions and set up a 1:1 interview for me. Then I went to the interview site as scheduled, where I was interviewed by two people. They both asked me personality questions and about my past work experiences. Afterwards, I took a tour in the space that I would be working in, got to speak with one of the employees, and ask my own questions.
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Reason for Declining
It wasn't a good fit for me.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Research Associate at Covance
Posted Jan 17, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 (took 4 weeks)
I was 1st contacted by a recruiter via email. Had to answer some preliminary questions about my experience. Then a telephone interview followed by face to face interview with 4 different people. Lot of behavioral questions. Very targeted selection. The interview process took 4 hours included 1 hour lunch. Very good people; think they are looking for specific answer they like.
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Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Staff Scientist at Covance
Posted Jan 15, 2012
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 in Indianapolis, IN (took a day)
I interviewed with someone from HR and it lasted for about an hour. This person was polite and friendly; however, she knew nothing about the actual position. The interview was very textbook. Questions asked included: job skills, weaknesses, strengths, why you want to leave your current position and salary requirements. Advice I'd offer to other canidates: have your resume in front of you because she'll ask a lot of questions about your job skills, and review basic interview questions, but don't waste your time with anything in depth.
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Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Principal SAS Programmer at Covance
Posted Jan 12, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 in Madison, WI (took 4+ weeks)
very nice people and easy interview. They will ask for your comments about animal testing.
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Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Research Assistant II at Covance
Posted Jan 2, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2010 (took 1+ week)
A contract hiring company handles the phone interview. They must have your resume, but the first half was asking several questions again to get the job history (including job titles, name and location of previous employers, time period worked there.) They also asked for contacts at each location, so have all that ready.
The second half was inquiring about your experience with specific tasks and lab procedures. They went through a list of equipment/assays/functions and all you have to do is say whether you have experience with them or not and if so, how much (knowledge of, hands on, etc.)
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Animal Technician at Covance
Posted Dec 15, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 (took 2 weeks)
I initially had a phone interview for another position, which I did not get to interview for. The recruiter was very nice. We went over everything on my resume (took about twenty minutes). A couple of weeks later I got a call from another recruiter who wanted to schedule an interview for later that week. I was supposed to meet three people but I only met two. They were very nice and answered all of my questions with great detail. They asked a lot of behavioral questions along with my past experience in handling laboratory animals. They also asked the typical questions such as, "why should we hire you".
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Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Animal Research Tech at Covance
Posted Dec 12, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Madison, WI (took 3 days)
Interviewed me on the phone first. Then a two person/part interview. They informed me the background check was extensive and if I were on any list for any animal rights groups they couldn't hire me. I think I may have been, because I thought the interview went very well, and I never heard anything back
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Study Technician at Covance
Posted Nov 29, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 (took 3 weeks)
I applied to the job on their site. I received a phone call the same day. Had phone screen with the guy for 30 minutes. 2 days later I received confirmation of a F2F interview for the following week. F2F took 2 hours with two people separately. I thought it went well, but I am still waiting to hear from them and it's been a couple weeks...
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Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Global Site Services- Associate at Covance
Posted Oct 19, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2011 (took 2 weeks)
Everyone was very nice. First there was a phone screen, which then went to a hiring manager, who then organized an interview. I went for an on-site interview. It was 3 people who each interviewed me individually. They asked a lot of customer facing questions and teamwork questions.
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Negotiation Details
No negotiation. They wanted an answer within 3 days. But the offer was very good.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Staff Scientist at Covance
Posted Oct 17, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 (took a day)
Phone interview with Hiring manager. Interview on site. Talk to two department managment people, seven scientific people, 1 human resource people. A lot behavior questions. 40 minutes presentation with several questions. The offer came one week after interview. No specifics.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Presentation.
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